For most first- and second-year students, the third semester is short and quick, and there isn't much to remember other than the headache of the annual exams of the school year.

In particular, after the common exams, fewer third-year students came to the school, and time seemed to flow faster in the empty campus, and it was more than February in the blink of an eye.

Another weekend.

"Next week is the annual exam......"

Morimi looked up at Naruse outside the counter, "Are you really not prepared at all?" ”

"Who said that, I'm already preparing."

She squinted at a few idle books on the counter, "That's what you're prepared for?" ”

Naruse smiled, "This is going to be used to relax after studying." ”

"At this point, there is no such thing as leisure for relaxation."

"That being said, you're not here today." He already knew that the bookstore was not a place for her to study.

"Didn't you notice?"

Naruse was stunned, "What? ”

"Mom and Dad aren't home." Morimi said, "For the past two days, I was the only one in the store. ”

"Mr. Morimi, are they far away?"

"Well, a distant relative has died." She packed the books for him, "because I wasn't too familiar, so I didn't go and stayed at home to look after the store." ”

"Condolences."

"I'm not familiar with it."

Naruse glanced over the counter and saw that she wasn't studying, but reading an idle book.

Spread out and turned upside down, he glanced at it casually, and he couldn't see the content clearly.

"What book?"

"Discover Your Hobby."

“…… What? ”

She picked up the book and showed him the cover, the title of which was what she said.

"I saw it when I was sorting out the bookshelves in the morning, so I took it down and looked at it."

Morimi put down the book and closed it with his hand, "I only realized now that it was all nonsense." ”

Naruse smiled, "Isn't your hobby already clear." ”

She looked over and said, "What is it?" ”

"Learn and read."

"What else?"

"Hmm...... Eat and sleep or something. ”

“……”

She rolled her eyes, then stood up, walked around the counter, and put the book back on the shelf.

"I don't hide anything about myself, and it's hard to see myself, let alone others."

Naruse followed her gaze, not understanding her sudden emotion.

Mori looked over, "I'm talking about your ex-girlfriend." ”

“……”

"I want to find a hobby for Starfish that I can stick to, so that she can distract from you, and it will allow me to settle down and focus on my studies - I can't control the things between you, but I will do my best to do what I can."

Naruse looked aside and sighed, "What an ex-girlfriend." ”

"You said it yourself."

"I didn't say that."

"You said that you used to date, aren't you an ex-girlfriend?"

"I'm talking about...... Never mind. ”

Naruse understood that she had deliberately called it that, "You dig it slowly, I'll go back." ”

"I'll be staying at the bookstore for the next two days." Morimi said again.

He paused, "What do you mean?" ”

"Starfish will come over to accompany me in the evening."

She pointed to the inside of the bookstore, "By the way, let me tutor her to prepare for the next annual exam." ”

"Isn't that good?"

"I mean you're coming."

"Study meeting, I still have Naoko to tutor."

"In the last exam, Naoko was already in the twenty-first grade, do you want to train her to be in the top ten of the grade?" Morimi couldn't help but ask.

"You remember ...... so clearly"

Naruse looked at her and said, "Perhaps, Naoko actually has a lot of potential in learning." ”

She opened her mouth to say something, and swallowed again.

"Ah, yes."

"But if you study it, it's not impossible." Naruse continued, "Hikaru hasn't been in a state lately, so if you're going to have a study meeting, it's best to bring her over." ”

"Because Sister Yue is about to leave...... That sister control. ”

"Hey."

"Got it. I'll contact the light. ”

Morimi suddenly lost interest in chatting any further, "Why don't you go back?" ”

Naruse looked at her, didn't say anything, took the book and went home.

And shortly after he left, the starfish who had finished delivering the wine came.

"One leaf."

"Starfish." She had adjusted her mood, "Do you want to start now?" ”

"Hmm, is it convenient......"

Morimi smiled, "There are no guests now, nothing inconvenient, but I didn't expect the starfish to be so positive." ”

"It's an annual exam."

Starfish sighed, "I failed too many times in the first two semesters, and if I didn't do well in the exam this time, I would have to repeat a grade." ”

"Wouldn't it be nice to have this kind of consciousness earlier?"

"Didn't Kazuha say it's not too late to wake up now......"

"Well, I'm sorry. You're right. ”

She didn't bother to debunk the fact that she hadn't woken up at all, and pointed to the inside of the counter.

"I'll study here during the day, and I'll take care of the store."

"Uh-huh, okay."

Just like last time, according to the order of the subjects in the exam, Morimi tutored the starfish.

"By the way, in the evening, I'm going to call Naruse and them over for a study meeting."

"Huh...... It's the same as last time, okay. ”

"After all, Hikari has been a little dangerous lately."

"Hmm...... Because of Sister Yue. ”

Morimi glanced at the topic she was going to do, thought about it, and decided to finish the gossip before starting.

"In the past two weeks, I haven't looked for starfish to hang out."

"yes."

"So, did the starfish think about the thing I said last time?"

She looked blankly, "What ......"

Morimi sighed, "It's about discovering new hobbies." ”

Starfish froze for a moment and lowered her gaze.

"I haven't figured it out yet."

"So you've been working in the store as soon as you've been free lately?"

"Hmm...... After all, money is the most real thing. ”

“……”

If she has nothing to do, she will help in the store, at least it means that she can endure boredom, Morimi thought to the good.

"Alright, let's talk about that later. Let's take a look at these questions first. ”

"Good...... It's hard! ”

After dinner in the evening, Naruse and Naoko went out together and came to the Morimi Kohonke.

Hikaru Takikawa has already come.

"You're here too."

"I thought the light would come to my house first, so I waited a little bit." Naruse said.

She was stunned.

“…… I forgot. ”

He shook his head, "It's okay, it's not like I'm going to go as far as Morimi's house anyway." ”

"—my house isn't far enough to be that far."

Morimi poked his head out from inside to look at them, and then walked out, "You guys start first, I'll watch from the store." ”

"Let me be in charge of the three of them alone."

She looked at him, glanced at Naoko next to her, and wanted to say that Naoko was no longer the one who needed counseling, but she still didn't speak.

"Then let the starfish or light stay outside. You can close the door around eight o'clock, and then go in again. ”

"I'll stay." Hikaru Takikawa said.

So she stayed outside, and Naruse and Naoko went to the living room inside, and Starfish had already come early.

"You're here."

She looked at the two of them and quickly looked away.

"Good evening."

With books and notes on the table, Naruse sat across from her, and Naoko sat down with her.

"Let's do it like last time." Naruse nodded on the table, "Do the question first, and then ask me if you don't know." ”

"Okay."

(End of chapter)